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Oct. 17, 2009
Final Men's Results l Final Women's Results
NEWARK, Del. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's and women's cross country teams both took sixth place at University of Delaware's Blue and Gold Invitational held at White Clay Creek State Park on Saturday. The Hawks earned 201 points in the men's eight-kilometer race, which was good for sixth out of 14 teams competing. Their average team time was 29:38.46. George Mason University placed first with 30 points and an average time of 26:00.30. The meet host, Delaware, came in second place with 67 points. Temple was third with 90 points while American was fourth with 119. Fifth place went to Millersville with 190 points. Howard came in with 205 points, which was good for seventh place while West Chester was eighth with 225. Morgan State was next in ninth place with 227 points and tenth place went to Delaware State with 258. Loyola Maryland placed 11th with 304 points while Coppin State had 329 points to take 12th. Lincoln Pennsylvania and District of Columbia took 13th and 14th with 361 and 362 points, respectively. Morgan State's Justus David went first overall with a time of 25:38.33. Junior Amon Kiprotich (Kapsabet, Kenya) crossed first for UMES and 19th overall with a time of 26:50.63. Fellow Junior and Kenyan Peter Sang (Kapsabet, Kenya) placed 24th with a time of 27:00.64 while sophomore Shadrack Maritim (Kericho, Kenya) ran 27:08.17, which was good for 26th. Senior Solomon Kirongo (Nairobi, Kenya) was the next Hawk finisher and placed 80th with a time of 29:51.25. Sophomore Jermol Dix (Catonsville, Md.) ran a 37:21.61, which was good for 108th place.
The Lady Hawk runners placed sixth out of 14 teams competing with 188 points and an average time of 20:52.48 in the women's five-kilometer race. The University of Delaware came in first place with 46 points and an average time of 19:24.79. George Mason was second with 65 points while Towson was third with 70. Fourth place went to Millersville with 109 points and fifth went to American with 155. West Chester placed seventh with 192 points while Temple was eighth with 201. Loyola Maryland had 248 points, which was good for ninth and Howard had 278, which was good for tenth. Delaware State and Morgan State were 11th and 12th with 288 and 343 points, respectively. Lincoln Pennsylvania was 13th with 364 points while District of Columbia finished the race 14th with 429 points. Priscilla Jennings from Millersville crossed first overall with a time of 17:51.53. Junior Eunice Jones (Lanham, Md.) was a medal winner for UMES with her eighth place finish. She ran a season-best 19:24.64. Senior Tamica Thomas (St. Catherine, Jamaica) crossed 35th overall with a time of 20:25.65. Fellow senior Celia Whyte (Manchester, Jamaica) crossed in 21:00.50, which was good for 49th. Sophomore Cynthia Anais (Paris, France) finished 60th with a time of 21:18.72. Freshman Emilie Ducados and sophomore Jessica Abrantes (Scotch Plains, N.Y.) came 84th and 86th with respective times of 22:12.87 and 22:15.04. Freshmen Jennell Wade (Randallstown, Md.) and Kenesha Abrams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had respective times of 23:33.93 and 24:24.25, which were good for 110th and 118th places. Fellow freshman Melina Gallas crossed 121st with a time of 24:45.83. Both the men's and women's teams have off next weekend before hosting the MEAC Championships on Halloween. |
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